Machakos governor Wavinya Ndeti has condemned the national government for embarking on demolitions in Athi River despite their being engagements over the matter between the two tiers of administration.
Houses, churches and mosques were brought down under the watch of General Service Unit (GSU) officers leaving thousands of people homeless.
The land in question belongs to the East Africa Portland Cement, as ruled by a court in Machakos.
The court said the squatters were illegally occupying the over 4,000-acre tract.
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President William Ruto had also ordered the eviction of the occupants, saying part of the land would be used in the expansion of the Export Processing Zone (EPZ).
Taking to Twitter, Ndeti registered her frustration accusing the government of rushing the demolition exercise.
Almost in tears, she wondered why there would be the urgency to bring the buildings and installations down when she was still engaging the president on the matter.
"It is partially disappointing that the process was unnecessarily rushed despite the fact that there were ongoing high-level discussions between the President and I on the matter," she said.
